Sharapova batters Halep to go top in Red Group
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MARIA Sharapova continued her mastery of Romania’s Simona Halep with a 6-4, 6-4 victory filled with bruising baseline rallies to edge closer to a last four berth at the WTA Finals last night.
The Russian world No. 4 topped the Red Group at the eight women end-of-season finals with her second win and next faces US Open champion Flavia Pennetta, who is retiring after the tournament, with a semifinal spot on the line.
The 33-year-old Italian had earlier kept alive her WTA Finals bid by downing Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (5), 6-4 to leave the Pole bottom of the standings with two defeats.
It was Pennetta’s first win in the group — she was blown away by top seed Halep in her opener on Sunday — with her backhand proving a particularly devastating weapon at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Sharapova’s win over the Romanian means all four players in the group still hold hopes of grabbing one of two semifinal spots available.
Sharapova edged Radwanska over three tough sets on Sunday but showed no willingness to go the distance again yesterday in a ferocious baseline battle against the top-seeded Halep.
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